So, what are you drinking now?

@talexander. Right on, brother. Life's too short to drink and eat crap.

Evan Williams Single Barrel and vanilla coke. And it is wicked delicious.

ARDBEG 10,a complex young smoky whisky,i prefer the Laga 16 but this one is definitively great quality!

Clynelish 14yr.... An old favorite

springbank 1997 vintage accompaning some rhubarb sour cream cake. Gives me strength to start a new week

@chrisbator - for me (last night) it was the Clynelish 1993/2010 Distiller's Edition...I've yet to actually try the standard 14yo...

Dramlette and I are toasting the victorious Baltimore Ravens with Ocotmore Orpheus and Pappy Van Winkle 15. Winning ugly is the Baltimore way. Go Ravens!

I'm toasting the victory with Masterson's 10 year old rye!

@Victor Wow my mate will be supremely upset that his 49'ers didn't get up (he's 100% Aussie, just into NFL for some reason). How's the Orpheus?

@systemdown, how is the Orpheus? The Orpheus is "Oh My God!" good...every single time I have some...it is one of very few bottles I could see paying $ 200 for.

And Cheers, Tom! Glad to see you on hand!

The Pappy is tasting mighty fine also...

@Victor Excellent, yeah the Orpheus is definitely on my list to try if I can get a hold of it some time. I didn't ask about the Pappy because I just don't have the requisite experience in that area!

its laddies organic for me tonight, refreshing thats for sure

Balcones Texas Single Malt. Wow. Wow. The more I drink the better it gets. I really like this. Easily the best American single malt I've ever had and I'm a huge fan of McCarthy's Oregon single malt. I'm looking forward to trying all the other offerings from Balcones!

@chrisbator Clynelish is always on my shelf. Love it!

Tonight I opened my Aberlour 12yr wow this is good. :)

@PMessinger Had a dram of Aberlour 12 the other day at a restaurant. I'm a pretty big fan too.

Balvenie 14 yo Caribbean Rum Cask. Laddie 10 on deck.

Eagle Rare 10 Not a Trace left! - bottle open 11 months - Finished the last 75 ml tonight. Bottle KO121119:32 Absolutely Brilliant.

Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2006.

First, the last dram of the old bottle (open four and a half months). Wonderful, open, revealing, free.

The first dram of the new bottle. Tight, closed, not at all giving of its true value. Quite a contrast.

@Victor A few days late here, but I didn't think the big black birds' win was ugly. It's a "W" and a ring.

Balcones Brimstone followed by Monkey Shoulder. Good start to a Wednesday night!

A newly opened Kilchoman Machir Bay

@WhiskyBee I might copy your Balvenie / Laddy combo. 'Cept mine's the Golden Cask... same difference, or is it?

An excellent pour of the Compass Box Double-Single. It was the Flaming Heart 10th last night.

@lostboyscout - actually, no. Two different expressions. John Hansell reviews each of them here:

whiskyadvocate.com/whisky_reviews.asp/…

Haven't tried the Golden. A travel shop release, no?

Lot No. 40 - making room for new arrivals, finished off this late bloomer. Highly recommended for rye enthusiasts - good value at $40 LCBO.

@WhiskyBee yeah, I know they are different releases (yours is archived on the site and mine's not if i remember correctly?), but I meant more whether they tasted different or not - the review link you sent helped (bummed mine didn't come out on top, I thought the addition ABV would do 'er!).

Mine's actually stocked at a local private liquor store, not sure how they ended up with a bunch of bottles! I bought mine in November, and they still have a couple on the shelf.

A nice blend of Glendronach 12 and Balvenie 15. Surprisingly, the Glendronach is more prominent on the nose - so much chocolate! This honey / milk chocolate pairing is a sensory favorite.

back to my 8yr Bowmore from 2002 (Murray McDavid)....